Steel figures became diaphanous as I pushed my bicycle past the Physics and Nanotechnology Building at the University of Minnesota.
Category: Living
My Mother’s Typewriter
Spotted this in the basement of a college friend of Dwight. Immediately recognized it as a Remington typewriter case. Inside was the same model my mother used when I was a kid. When I moved to America, the first company I worked for had once made these typewriters.
Shared Bikes
Rode shared bikes six times. They’re great for running errands around town.
Teaching Citizenship
Taught a citizenship class for former refugees.
Finding Former Fire Station 29
Continued searching for former fire stations. We couldn’t find Station 29, but, found a currently operating Station 15. Discovered this building was originally Station 29, but it closed in 1944. Station 15 then relocated to the building. The number change is evident in the photo.
Multiplying Rail Tracks
Walked my bicycle beside a single rail track that became a double track that became a quadruple track. Stopped trespassing before I would be in a large, active rail yard.
Tire Wash
Washed our tires as we cycled alongside the channel between Lake of the Isles and Bde Maka Ska.
Local Splurge-Eats
Bacon brats from the farmers market for dinner. Ice cream from Izzy’s later. Local splurge-eats.
Cooling Off
Paid the $1 Senior fare, hung up my bike, cooled off.
Minnehaha Scoop
Cooled off at an ice cream shop I’d never noticed before in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis.